A comparison between American and Chinese college students on suicide-related behavior parameters

Lew, Bob; Osman, Augustine; Huen, Jenny Mei Yiu; Siau, Ching Sin; Talib, Mansor Abu; Jia, Cun Xian; Chan, Caryn Mei Hsien; Leung, Angela Yee Man

doi:10.1016/j.ijchp.2020.03.005

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“…In the past 20 years, a decrease of suicide rates by 43% in China from 14.1 in 2000 to 8.1 per 100,000 population in 2016 has been recorded [46]. Compared to the US, college students in China have reported lower suicide-related behaviors risk [47]. The public health implementation of targeted suicide prevention activities may have worked synergistically to lower the suicide rates, apart from the possible effects of socioeconomic development.…”

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Suicidality among Chinese college students: A cross-sectional study across seven provinces

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Background Although the suicide rate in China has decreased over the past 20 years, there have been reports that the younger age group has been experiencing an increased incidence of completed suicide. Given that undergraduate groups are at higher risks of suicidality, it is important to monitor and screen for risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors to ensure their well-being. Objective To examine the risk and protective factors contributing to suicidality among undergraduate college students in seven provinces in China. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 13,387 college students from seven universities in Ningxia, Shandong, Shanghai, Jilin, Qinghai, Shaanxi, and Xinjiang. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires. Results Higher scores in the psychological strain, depression, anxiety, stress, and psychache (psychological risk factors for suicidality) and lower scores in self-esteem and purpose in life (psychological protective factors against suicidality) were associated with increased suicidality among undergraduate students in China. Demographic factors which were associated with higher risks of suicidality were female gender, younger age, bad academic results,

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“…This has brought a lot of troubles to university students, seriously affecting their social functions, study and life (Beiter et al, 2015;Scanlan and Hazelton, 2019;Jenkins et al, 2020). In addition, suicidal ideation are also common among university students (Lew et al, 2020). The anxiety and depression symptoms in college students are related to stress factors such as earthquakes, floods and epidemics (Huang et al, 2003;Li et al, 2003Li et al, , 2011.…”

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Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation in Chinese University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zhou

Wang

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Front. Psychol.

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Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seriously threatened the global public health security and caused a series of mental health problem. Current research focuses mainly on mental health status and related factors in the COVID-19 pandemic among Chinese university students. Data from 11133 participants was obtained through an online survey. The Patient Health Question-9 (PHQ-9) was used to assess depressive symptoms, the Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS) was used to assess social support. We also used 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) to assess anxiety symptoms. Totally, 37.0% of the subjects were experiencing depressive symptoms, 24.9% anxiety symptoms, 20.9% comorbid depressive and anxiety symptoms, and 7.3% suicidal ideation. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed an increased presence of mental health problems in female students, graduate students, and those with personal COVID-19 exposure. Awareness of COVID-19, living with family were protective factors that reduced anxiety and depression symptoms. In addition, male, personal COVID-19 exposure, depressive and anxiety symptoms were risk factors for suicidal ideation. Social support, COVID-19 preventive and control measures, prediction of COVID-19 trends, living with family and graduate students are protective factors for reducing suicidal ideation.

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“…Notably, a history of previous suicide attempts represents one of the strongest predictors of further suicide attempts and completed suicide, and this association has been previously reported in some studies that included young populations ( Bostwick, Pabbati, Geske, & McKean, 2016 ). Therefore, identifying potentially modifiable risk factors (e.g., behavioral, social, and psychological) to reduce suicide attempts among adolescents is a public health priority, particularly in LMICs ( Geng et al, 2020 , Jacob et al, 2020 , Jacob et al, 2020 , Lew et al, 2020 , Smith et al, 2020 , von Brachel et al, 2019 ).…”

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Active school travel is associated with fewer suicide attempts among adolescents from low-and middle-income countries

Chen

Guo

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International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

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Background/Objective: This study explored the association between active school travel (AST) and suicide attempts among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Method: We used the data from the Global School-based Health Survey, including 127,097 adolescents aged 13-17 years from 34 LMICs. A self-reported survey was used to collect data on AST and suicide attempts as well as some variables. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess the association between AST and suicide attempts. A meta-analysis with random effects was undertaken to identify the difference in the association between AST and suicide attempts. Results: Across all the adolescents, the prevalence of AST was 37% and the prevalence of suicide attempts was 11.60%. Adolescents who engaged in AST were less likely to have suicide attempts irrespective of gender. The country-wise analysis indicated a large inconsistency in the association between AST and suicide attempt across the countries. Conclusions: AST would appear to be a protective factor for reducing suicide attempts among adolescents. However, the association between AST and suicide attempts varied greatly across the countries. Future studies should confirm the association between AST and suicide attempts.

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A comparison between American and Chinese college students on suicide-related behavior parameters

Cited by 32 publications

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Suicidality among Chinese college students: A cross-sectional study across seven provinces

Suicidality among Chinese college students: A cross-sectional study across seven provinces

Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation in Chinese University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Active school travel is associated with fewer suicide attempts among adolescents from low-and middle-income countries

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